The 'I want it NOW!!' debt/savings thread - Part 3

mariagti

Morning YB

Its drizzling here too atm, always the same....rains once the weekend is here! Hope it clears so you can have a nice day at the farm, if not dont forget to pack the wellies!:p

How did your ebay items do Jen?

Im up early, was awoken by a lorry delivering things next door...grrrr.

mariagti

Ive listed 10 items on Ebay so far, but im quite anoyyed about the postage rules. Im selling a wii game and maracas but i cant ask any money for postage! It has to be free! So what i have to pay about £3 postage to send this out of my own money? How is that fair??

Its the same with dvd's, cd's, video games, ipod cases. Blooming Ebay!

jenjade

Sold 13 items most for £1-£3! Rubbish really. I spend £11 on postage this morning i have 2 items awaiting payment and have £36 in paypal

xHayles84x

When did the ebay rules change? I sold a few things a couple of months ago and i don't remember not being able to add postage? It was bigger items, not dvds and cds, so maybe its just for little items now, a bit like Amazon Marketplace.

Not fair that we have to pay it out our own money, especially if the item is only small and not going to sell for a lot.

mariagti

I know it sucks! I have an Xbox limited edition game that has a big helmet thing with it. Its going to cost £13 parcelforce to send it, but because its a game i can only select free p&p!!!

Im just gona have to do a buy it now price with postage cost included in the price. Which will put buyers off!

Even a dvd costs about £1.20 to post and what happens when people want it recorded?!:mad:

Well done Jen! At least they sold for something though! Ive started all mine off at 99p so probably wont get much profit either!

xHayles84x

Thats ridiculous, why have they changed the rules, anyone know? It explains why the charger i bought the other day had free postage, i did find that a bit odd. I see when you sell clothes you can still add postage? there is a few bits i am bidding on and the postage is more than the items.

Totally agree Maria, recorded costs around 75p extra for 1st class. Plus recorded protects you as well so i always preferred to send things that way.

jenjade

I have a feeling it is something to do with the no free if you list items for 99p! a way for them to look good and make us worse off

mariagti

Yeah everything esle has normal postage rules like clothes, make up, toys, etc etc.

I could understand a max postage cost like £2 max or something on dvd's but free!

Ah, ive just seen if the item is big and bulky if you select courier instead of flat rate you can ask for postage. But you can only say how much the postage will cost in the description, not in the normal P&P selection part if you get me. So i suppose when the item ends i then add on the postage cost in the invoice then email to buyer.

Its all stupid! This is why i stopped Ebaying! lol

lilmissmup

I sold a load of games for OH and had to have free p&p, i sent them all second class still cost 74p each wasn't worth selling a few.

I brought a skirt off ebay other day, too big though so I might list that when I get round to it, not sure its worth the effort though.

jenjade

yeah i have to agree e bay is a pain but if i get motervated and list loads o get enought money to make it worth while!